Georgia O’Keeffe is the namesake for this room houses one her works of art as well as many Bren Price works. Ground floor room, queen bed, twin sleeper sofa, standard bath/shower, fridge available, microwave, Coffee/Tea and Wine service, TV, cozy interior room, no view – can be made dark or opened up to the light, entrance is off the main hallway inside the inn.

Deluxe Queen: The current lodging rate is $145.00 for 1 bed, and $25 for extra in twin couch. The inclusive rate for this room is $185.00 per night for 2. Breakfast rate has been separated to reflect a fee of $20 per person, which is not taxed and is added upon booking if you opt-in. Specify in the comments section if you have any food allergies. Taxes, processing fee and breakfast is added to each reservation. Two night minimum.

Touchstone is a house with many different rooms available for you to enjoy. The living room and dining room are communal spaces open during business hours and by appointment. Enjoy writing a postcard or playing the baby grand. Borrow a book, or enjoy Touchstone’s art collection. Sit for a while in front of the fire and let us tell you about the history of the house and our close connection to Mable Dodge and Tony Luhan.

Our Gallery has been called a living watercolor, where the bright light streaming through the skylights and conservatory windows animate the artist’s work.

All rooms have a two night minimum and can be booked online through our secure website – simply select the availability button on any page.

All rooms at Touchstone have:

Private luxury baths with robes

Down comforters and pillows – optional non-down available

TV

Microwave and Refrigerator in the hallway just outside room

Coffee maker with fixings – bring your own coffee if you like

Hair dryer

Ceiling fan

Wine glasses and openers

Fine art

Wireless internet access – we have free wireless internet via fiber optic cable and routers, but bring your own hot spot if you are dependent on being connected; internet cafes are nearby.

Two acres to roam with a tree-house big enough for a camp-out

Most rooms have private patios and outside entrances. Four rooms have Jacuzzi tubs. Some rooms have traditional, wood burning, Kiva fireplaces.

We can configure two, three and four room suites for large parties or families. You will especially love the newly remodeled room named after D. H. Lawrence.

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https://www.touchstoneinn.com/lawrence/#respondSun, 12 Jul 2015 20:40:07 +0000http://www.mytaosbedandbreakfast.com/?p=769D. H. Lawrence visited this house with his friend Spud Johnson in the 1920’s; accordingly, the inn’s owner, Taos Artist Bren Price, has named many of the rooms after famous Taos Artists and literary figures. The grounds overlook Taos Pueblo lands, and this makes for a quiet stay within a mile of Taos Plaza. Some rooms have fireplaces and all have private baths. The enormous Royale Suite has a second-story private deck and large bathroom with Jacuzzi, walk-in shower, and skylight. Early-morning coffee is available in the living room with your inclusive rate – named after Leopold Stokowski, and breakfasts with inventive presentations (such as blueberry pancakes with lemon sauce) are served in the glassed-in patio gallery.
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Taos Art Studio Spaces at Touchstone

…are well lit, have running water, microwave, and refrigerator. Each Taos art studio space features a raised 3×6 worktable, side table, set of drawers, trash can, and chair and / or stool. Also available are a large paper cutter, small paper cutter, and Cricket Cutter for scrap booking and overhead mirror for demonstrations.

Workshop presenters can house up to 15 students in the two Taos art studio spaces, utilizing the overhead mirror for instruction.

Individual Taos Art Studio Space may be reserved by the day – 9Am to 5PM for $40 a day, or by the hour at $5 per for a specified time. Book online with your room in the comments section or call us and we will be happy to set up your Taos art studio reservation.

The Cloisters

This Taos apartment is a 4 room open-plan efficiency with skylights, ceiling fans, fully furnished and equipped with full kitchen, refrigerator, cook stove, dishwasher, garbage disposal, and washer-dryer. The cozy apartment sits among fruit trees along the edge of the Touchstone property and has a secluded deck and private patio. With off-street parking, the apartment may be booked for nightly rentals or leased long-term. Current nightly lodging rate is $210 per night for 2, $25 for additional person; breakfast may be booked at the inn or cook your own!

Queen Suite: Queen bed and twin sleeper sofa; Breakfast rate has been separated to reflect a fee of $20 per, which is not taxed and is charged upon booking if you opt-in. The inclusive nightly rate is $250.00 per night for 2. Specify in the comments section if you wish to have breakfast and if you have any food allergies. Taxes, processing and breakfast fee is added to each nightly reservation.

Weekly rate is $750; Monthly rate is $1,250; Long term lease is $650 per month on a year lease which includes all utilities except electric; first, last and cleaning deposit is required upon leasing. Use the comments section of booking page to make your requests known.

Wireless internet access – we have free wireless internet via fiber optic cable and routers, but bring your own hot spot if you are dependent on being connected; internet cafes are nearby.

TOUCHSTONE FOUNDATION PRESENTS Taos Art Workshops

Bren Price, The Taos Experience / Dates to be Announced

Bren Price, a professional art teacher by training, began her career in 1967 at Hurst-Euless-Bedford and has taught art in Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico schools as well as Oklahoma Museum of Art, Perryton Museum of Art and has done many foreign tours with M. Douglas Walton acting as his assistant in Morocco. Having worked with Douglas Walton since 1978, Bren holds him in highest regard as her mentor and hopes to instill in future students the inspiration she has gained from her studies with Doug.

Searching for the difference within and finding the uniqueness that is your own will be the focus of our Taos Experience together.

Full Payment Due Upon Booking; Space is Limited.
Must Call or email to Reserve Space ASAP:575-770-3246 Cell, Call or Text
Must Call or email for Price Adjustment for Non-Participants
Full Payment Due 60 Days Prior to Arrival
Methods of Payment: M/C, VISA
Direct Deposit or Check made to simply: TOUCHSTONE or BREN PRICE
Mail to: P O Box 1885, Taos, NM 87571

Deposit May be Transferred in case of Medical Emergency, But is Non-Refundable; Trip Insurance is Advised.
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Bring your own Taos Workshop to Touchstone!

Please join us in honoring Georgia, our beautiful landscape and features that are special to Taos! The Show, “Paintings Georgia Missed” features the works of three local artist-educators, all members of Taos Artist Organization: Dee DiCamillo, Jon Greenley, and Bren Price at the Stables Gallery, Taos Center for the Arts.

The show opens July 9th and runs through July 18, from 10 AM to 5PM. A reception will be hosted on Friday, July 11, from 5 PM to 8 PM. The Taos Three 2015 Calendar featuring some of the works from this show will be on sale for $20, proceeds to benefit Touchstone Foundation, Inc. 501C-3 art programs – Stepping Stones to Creative Learning.

Calendars may be ordered through Touchstone – put request in comments section when you book, $20, or call Bren at 575-758-0192

March is upon us here in Taos and Touchstone Inn is getting ready to start greening up! The first flowers that arrive are our tulips, then our iris and day lilies. We need some help thinning out the iris in the labyrinth so let us know when you arrive if you would like to take a plant home with you. I planed them about 15 years ago and they are very healthy and very hearty.

Brad and the gang took out all of the juniper bushes on the backside of the house and will soon be working on seeding grass. It looks fabulous! The cedar tree that Tony Luhan planted when the house was built will no doubt feel the ease of being the only water drinker posted by the door now.

In our smallish town of Taos, the roads are a little dusty and we are all ready for the transition into full foliage. The winds can be brisk this time of year. So if you are traveling to Taos, or traveling in Taos, then bring a favorite jacket and a scarf.

The Taos News is a weekly, award winning, news paper produced here in Taos. This week Touchstone Inn is a feature in the column Innovators and Entrepreneurs written by Susan Sims for The Taos News. Susan did an excellent job of telling our story — the Brad and Amber story of how we came to find ourselves here at Touchstone. The Taos News features the Innovators and Entrepreneurs column every week and we are very happy to be included. The interview session with Susan, from The Taos News, went well — she was easy for us to talk to and we were able to give her twice the amount of information that she actually needed to write the piece. Read it at http://www.taosnews.com/news/business/article_2e04b248-252e-11e2-96cc-001a4bcf887a.html and let us know what you think via face-book!

Clay Monoprinting Workshop

Date to be announced

Painter? Potter? Printmaker?

Mitch Lyons is not an artist who fits neatly into the established art categories. A potter turned printmaker, he has not abandoned clay, but has expanded the possibilities into another medium – that of printmaking.

“Viewing Mitch Lyons’ prints could be compared to viewing the interior walls of an old house being demolished, when layers of paint and wallpaper reveal the stratum of lives lived, lives changed, and the elements of time and history.”
Fibre Arts Australia

About Mitch Lyons

Mitch Lyons earned his Masters of Fine Arts Degree in Ceramics from Tyler School of Art, and his Bachelors of Fine Arts Degree in Graphics from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. His clay monoprints can be found in numerous private and public collections throughout the United States, including the Brooklyn Museum of Art, Woodmere Museum, American University, Delaware Art Museum, and the University of Delaware.

Lyons has had exhibitions of his work at the Philadelphia Museum of Art; Virginia Museum of Fine Arts; Noyes Museum, New Jersey; Kalmar Lans Museum, Kalmar, Sweden; and the Vonderau Museum, Fulda, Germany. He is a recipient of a Pennsylvania Council of the Arts Visual Arts Grant. He has taught at West Chester University, Moore College of Art, Rowan University, Alfred University, and the University of Delaware. In the past 10 years he has led over 100 workshops.

About Clay Mono prints

Since 1968 Lyons has been pioneering his image making from a slab of clay. First a slab of stoneware clay is rolled out about 1/4″ thick. After allowing the slab to dry to a “leather hard” consistency, colored slips are made using China clay and permanent pigments. These colored slips are brushed on, dried and rolled into the clay slab, one color over another, building the design with images, colors and textures on the “matrix”.
Once the slab is rolled flat, a moistened piece of paper/canvass is placed over the slab. Pressure is applied using a rolling pin to transfer the clay slips onto the substrate. Because China clay is inert and the pigments used are permanent and stable, the clays remain intact and will give pleasure for many years.
Come learn this unique clay printmaking process in the beautiful Touchstone Inn located in Taos, New Mexico. Students will apply colored slips, pigments, textures, images, and marks to a leather-hard clay slab, and learn to pull prints. This is a process in which everyone succeeds and will experience the power of the clay printmaking process. Open to all levels.

Inn Kitchen is off Limits
Not Included: Maid Service, Model Fees, Restaurant Meals & Drinks
Some materials Available, Any Fees and Field Trips are assessed by Mitch as they happen and are Charged Separately by Mitch Lyons.

Space is Limited
Must Call or email to Reserve Space ASAP:
575-779-8217 or 575-779-1174
Must Call or email for Price Adjustment for Non-Participants
Room Placement is done by the Inn
50% non-refundable deposit is Due upon Booking
Methods of Payment: M/C, VISA
Check – Must be received within 7 days of Booking and made to simply: TOUCHSTONE
Mail to: P O Box 1885, Taos, NM 87571